Understand this if you understand nothing: it is a powerful thing to be seen.
— Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
BLACK GIRL SEEN IS a SOFT, SACRED SPACE TO CULTIVATE DEEP HEALING.
Black Girl Seen is an intentional community for Black women who hope to cultivate healed and whole lives through radical vulnerability. With deep, insightful content, wellness products, and intentional services that center the needs of Black women, Black Girl Seen seeks to help Black women shift from last place to first, from misunderstood to fully known, from silenced to seen.
kalyn wilson, lcsw
BEHIND THE BRAND
THERAPIST • CREATIVE • ENTREPRENEUR
I started scripting about Black Girl Seen long before I finally started it.
As a therapist and writer, I was familiar with helping people sit with and overcome deep pain. And yet, there was a pain I couldn’t quite figure out for myself.
With every training on trauma, attachment, and even when publishing articles about black women and mental health, I would further feel confused. My pain didn’t seem to “fit” the description of anything I read about. It didn’t seem real enough, deep enough, bad enough. Yet, I never felt full enough, loved enough, or good enough. Then, it came to me: I didn’t feel seen.
This idea of feeling seen revealed itself to me to be about so much more than wanting attention or being liked. It’s a soul-level journey to uncovering your truth and unburdening from shame. This journey is a practice of radical self-love, and it’s a practice I believe so many other black women deserve to travel.
I’m so grateful that you’re here, and I hope this platform helps you take steps towards the healing you deserve, too.
I see you,
